“17-year-old Japanese and Junior Aus Open 2025”, – WRITE: Sport.ua
In the 1/16 finals, Japanese beat the 55th racket of the world Yuan Yue (China) in 1 hour and 37 minutes.
In addition, Vakana started on a five hundred qualifications. In the selection, she passed Haley Baptist (USA, WTA 93) and Christine of the Book (Spain, WTA 98). In all three meetings, Vakan was an undergrap.
Vacana Sonoebe’s results at Abu Dhabi Tournament:
For Vakana, this is the second WTA tournament. Interestingly, her previous rounds were also in Abu Dhabi in 2024. Then she also received a Wild Card for qualification, but at the start of the selection gave way to Bernardi.
Now she won not only the first victory in the tour, but also the first Victoria over the top 100, and then two more.
Vakana is a shulga. Before performing Abu Dhabi, she became a champion at the Junior Australian Open 2025. At the juniors level, she also played in the US Open 2024 final, but failed to win the Trophy. Sonoebe’s account is three finals at the ITF W15 tournaments, but so far without trophies. At the pro-level, she already spent 60 matches: 40 wins and 20 defeats.
In the 1/8 finals in Abu Dhabi Sonobe will play against the winner of the confrontation of ONC ZABER (Tunisia, WTA 33)-Alona Ostapenko (Latvia, WTA 35).
Photo Vacan Sonoebe from the match against yuan yue
Video review of Wakan Sonoebe’s match – yuan yue